WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

Opera and Concert Arias

 

1. Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio! K.418

2. No, che non sei capace K.419

3. La finta semplice: Senti l’eco, ove t’aggiri– Rosina

4. Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Martern aller Arten – Konstanze

5. Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln – Blonde

6. Die Zauberflöte: Ach, ich fühl’s – Pamina

7. Don Giovanni: Crudele... Non mi dir – Donna Anna

8. Don Giovanni: In quali eccessi... Mi tradì – Donna Elvira

9. Le nozze di Figaro: Giunse alfin il momento... Deh, vieni, non tardar – Susanna

10. Le nozze di Figaro: E Susanna non vien… Dove sono – Contessa

11. Mitridate, rè di Ponto: Al destin che la minaccia – Aspasia

12. La clemenza di Tito: S’altro che lagrime – Servilia

13. La clemenza di Tito: Ecco il punto... Non più di fiori – Vitellia

 

Diana Damrau

Le Cercle de l’Harmonie / Jérémie Rhorer

 

In her second recording as an exclusive Virgin Classics artist Diana Damrau interprets concert and operatic arias by Mozart in a programme which displays her virtuosity and impressive vocal range.

 

Indeed Diana Damrau’s new recital shows she can sing practically all of Mozart’s notably varied soprano roles – ranging from the bravura (Donna Anna, Konstanze, Donna Elvira…) via the more serious (Pamina) to the lighter soprano (generally soubrette roles such as Susanna, Blonde…).

 

From her first recording everyone noted her outstanding Queen of the Night – here she is Pamina (in New York’s Met last Fall, Diana Damrau alternated the two roles with brio). She is also Susanna and the Contessa (Le Nozze di Figaro), Konstanze and Blonde (Die Entführung), Donna Anna and Elvira (Don Giovanni), Servilia and Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito), pairing major soprano roles within the operas, and concert arias.

 

As for her first recital, ‘Arie di bravura’, French conductor Jérémie Rhorer, who is rapidly gaining international recognition, directs his French period-instrument ensemble Le Cercle de l’Harmonie.

“So many coloratura sopranos over the decades have achieved stratospheric vocal gymnastics at the expense of colour and vocal personality but Diana Damrau is a thrilling exception. Diamond-etched high runs are blended with a womanly, soulful middle register. And she is an impassioned vocal actress… [on ‘Arie di bravura’]”’ - Gramophone

 

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